Plastics Compatibility with Sterilization Methods

This table provides compatibility guidelines for various polymers across common sterilization methods
Compatibility Key:
Good: Recommended
Fair: Acceptable, with potential limitations
Poor: Not recommended

Polymer Category	Polymer	Abbreviation	Autoclave	Dry Heat	Ethylene Oxide (EtO)	Gamma Irradiation	Electron Beam
Biopolymers	Poly(L-lactide)	PLLA	Fair	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polylactic acid	PLA	Poor	Fair	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polyhydroxybutyrate	PHB	Poor	Poor	Gut	Fair	Fair
	Polyglycolic acid	PGA	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)	PLGA	Poor	Poor	Gut	Fair	Fair
	Polycaprolactone	PCL	Fair	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
Elastomers	Silicones	VMQ, PMQ, PVMQ	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Urethane thermoplastic elastomer	TPU	Poor	Fair	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Copolyester thermoplastic elastomer	TPC	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polyamide thermoplastic elastomer	???	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Styrenic thermoplastic elastomer	TPS	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Olefinic thermoplastic elastomer	???	Poor	Fair	Gut	Gut	Gut
Fluoropolymers	Polytetrafluoroethylene¹	PTFE	Fair	Fair	Gut	Poor	Poor
	Fluorinated ethylene propylene	FEP	Gut	Gut	Gut	Fair	Fair
	Perfluoro alkoxy	PFA	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene	ECTFE	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene	ETFE	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polyvinyl fluoride	PVF	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polyvinylidene difluoride	PVF2	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
High-temp Thermoplastics	Polysulfones	PSU	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polyphenylene sulfide	PPS	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Liquid crystalline polymer	LCP	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polyetherimide	PEI	Fair	Fair	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polyamide-imide	PAI	Fair	Fair	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polyetheretherketone	PEEK	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
Polyamides	Nylon 6, Nylon 66	PA6, PA66	Fair	Fair	Gut	Fair	Fair
	Aromatic	AP	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Nylon 12, 6/12	PA12	Poor	Poor	Gut	Fair	Fair
Polyesters	Poly butylene terephthalate	PBT	Fair	Fair	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Poly ethylene terephthalate	PET	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Copolyesters	–	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
Polyolefins	High-density polyethylene	HDPE	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Low-density polyethylene	LDPE	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene	UHMWPE	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polypropylene¹	PP	Gut	Fair	Gut	Fair	Fair
	Polypropylene copolymers	PPC	Gut	Fair	Gut	Fair	Fair
	Cyclo olefin copolymer	COC	Fair	Fair	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polyvinyl chloride plasticized 1,2	PVC	Fair	Fair	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polyvinyl chloride unplasticized 1,2	PVC	Poor	Poor	Gut	Fair	Fair
Polystyrene / Styrenics	Polystyrene	PS	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (Abs)	ABS	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (San)	SAN	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Acrylonitrile styrene acrylate	ASA	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Methacrylate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer	MABS	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Styrene-butadiene copolymer	SBC	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Acrylics 1,2	PMMA	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polycarbonates 1,2	PC	Fair	Fair	Gut	Gut	Gut
	High heat polycarbonates	PC	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Polyurethanes	PU, PUR	Poor	Poor	Gut	Gut	Gut
	Acetals	POM	Gut	Gut	Gut	Poor	Poor

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